Crime Rate in Lenton & Wollaton East, ward

Lenton & Wollaton East has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Nottingham district and the 2248th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 207th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lenton & Wollaton East in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Nottingham district average (149.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lenton & Wollaton East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 607 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 18 cases , down -35.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 80.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 838 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lenton & Wollaton East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.